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Q-Tip discography

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Q-Tip discography
Q-Tip in Washington D.C. in 2008.
Studio albums3
Singles9
Music videos8

This is the solo discography of Q-Tip, an American hip hop musician, record producer, and DJ.

Albums

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See also: A Tribe Called Quest discography

Studio albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
US
R&B

[2]
US
Rap

[3]
UK
[4]
Amplified 28 4 88
The Renaissance
  • Released: November 4, 2008
  • Label: Universal Motown
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
11 3 2 112
Kamaal the Abstract
  • Released: September 15, 2009
  • Label: Battery, Jive
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
77 32 17
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mixtapes

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List of mixtapes, with year released
Title Album details
The Abstract and the Dragon[7]
(with Busta Rhymes)
  • Released: December 12, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[8]
US
R&B

[9]
US
Rap

[10]
CAN
[10]
IRE
[11]
NL
[12]
UK
[13]
"Get Involved"
(with Raphael Saadiq)
1999 67 21 36 The PJs (soundtrack)
"Vivrant Thing" 26 7 10 20 39 Violator: The Album/ Amplified
"Breathe and Stop" 2000 71 21 18 76 12 Amplified
"Things U Do"[14]
"What Lies Beneath"[a][15] 2002 Soundbombing III
"For the Nasty"
(featuring Busta Rhymes)
2005 86 non-album single
"Work It Out" 2007 non-album single
"Gettin' Up" 2008 107 The Renaissance
"Move"
"A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)"
(with Fergie and GoonRock)
2013 77 72 89 90
  • RIAA: Platinum[16]
  • BPI: Silver[6]
  • BVMI: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum
  • GLF: Platinum
The Great Gatsby (soundtrack)
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
(featuring Demi Lovato)
2018 Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[8]
US
R&B

[9]
US
Rap

[10]
CAN
[10]
IRE
[11]
NL
[12]
UK
[13]
"Black Is Black"
(Jungle Brothers featuring Q-Tip)
1989 72 Straight Out the Jungle
"Groove Is in the Heart"
(Deee-Lite featuring Q-Tip [uncredited])
1990 4 28 15 8 10 2
  • RIAA: Gold
  • BPI: Silver
World Clique
"A Roller-Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'"

(De La Soul featuring Q-Tip)

1991 De La Soul Is Dead
"Got 'til It's Gone"
(Janet Jackson featuring Q-Tip and Joni Mitchell)
1997 19 16 9 6
  • ARIA: Gold[17]
  • BPI: Silver[6]
  • RMNZ: Gold
  • SNEP: Gold
The Velvet Rope
"Body Rock"

(Mos Def, Q-Tip and Tash)

1998 Lyricist Lounge, Volume One
"Hot Boyz"
(Missy Elliott featuring Lil' Mo, Nas, Eve and Q-Tip)
1999 5 1 1 78 18
  • RIAA: Platinum
Da Real World
"You"
(Lucy Pearl featuring Snoop Dogg and Q-Tip)
2001 64 Lucy Pearl
"Dem Thangs"

(Angie Martinez featuring Q-Tip)

Up Close and Personal
"Galvanize"
(The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip)
2005 6 11 3
  • BPI: Silver
Push the Button
"Enuff"
(DJ Shadow featuring Lateef the Truthspeaker and Q-Tip)
2006 The Outsider
"Bang Bang Bang"
(Mark Ronson featuring Q-Tip and MNDR)
2010 18 68 6 Record Collection
"Nakamarra"
(Hiatus Kaiyote featuring Q-Tip)
2012 Tawk Tomahawk
"Thank You"
(Busta Rhymes featuring Lil Wayne, Q-Tip and Kanye West)
2013 57 87 13 non-album single
"Meltdown"
(Stromae featuring Lorde, Pusha T, Q-Tip and HAIM)
2014 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 – Original Motion Picture (soundtrack)
"Go"
(The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip [uncredited])
2015 76 46
  • BPI: Silver
  • FIMI: Gold
Born in the Echoes
"New Breed"

(James BKS, Idris Elba, Little Simz)

2019 Non-album single
"Hi-De-Ho"
(Jack White featuring Q-Tip)
2022 Fear of the Dawn
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

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List of promotional singles showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Ill Vibe"[18]
(Busta Rhymes featuring Q-Tip)
1996 The Coming

Guest appearances

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List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"The Promo" 1988 Jungle Brothers Straight out the Jungle
"Buddy" 1989 Native Tongues 3 Feet High and Rising
"Doin' Our Own Dang" Done by the Forces of Nature
"Promo No. 2 (Mind Review '89)" Jungle Brothers Beyond This World
"Don't Curse" 1991 Heavy D, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Grand Puba, CL Smooth, Pete Rock Peaceful Journey
"La Menage" Black Sheep A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
"Come on Down" Big Daddy Kane, Busta Rhymes Prince of Darkness
"Who Planned It" 1993 Tiger Claws of the Cat
"The Undisputed Champs" Del the Funky Homosapien Wrong Place
"On the Road Again (My Jimmy Weighs a Ton) [Q-Tip Remix]" Jungle Brothers On the Road Again (My Jimmy Weighs a Ton) single
"Come on Everybody" Run–D.M.C. Down with the King
"One Love" 1994 Nas Illmatic
"Get It Together" Beastie Boys Ill Communication
"Let's Organize" Organized Konfusion Stress: The Extinction Agenda
"Get Down (Q-Tip Remix)" Craig Mack Get Down 12"
"Drink Away the Pain (Situations)" 1995 Mobb Deep The Infamous
"All the Way Live" Tha Alkaholiks Coast II Coast
"To Each His Own" InI, Large Professor The Life I Live
"Extra Abstract Skillz" 1996 Mad Skillz, Large Professor From Where???
"Me and My Microphone" A+ The Latch-Key Child
"3 MCs" Da Bush Babees Gravity
"Ital (The Universal Side)" The Roots Illadelph Halflife
"How Ya Want It We Got It (Native Tongues Mix)" 1997 Jungle Brothers, De La Soul Raw Deluxe
"I Am the Black Gold of the Sun (MAW Remix)" Nu Yorican Soul
"Original Man" Capleton I Testament
"Who's That, Quienes" Boricua Guerrero First Combat
"Stolen Moments Pt. III" Common One Day It'll All Make Sense
"Sometimes (Ummah Remix)" Brand New Heavies Shelter
"Let Me Be the One (Ummah Remix)" Mint Condition
"Hey" 1998 Slam (soundtrack)
"Show Down" Black Moon The Mix Tape Volume III: 60 Minutes of Funk / War Zone
"To the Beat" 1999 Rahzel Make the Music With Your Mouth 2000
"Listen" Heavy D Heavy
"The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" (Remix) Prince, Pharrell
"Mr. Nigga" Mos Def Black on Both Sides
"Make It All Better" Amadou Project - Price of Freedom
"The Fear in the Heart of a Man" 2000 Tupac Shakur The Rose That Grew from Concrete
"Pork Pie Hat / Where Can A Man Find Peace" Andy Summers Peggy's Blue Skylight
"Hold Tight" Slum Village Fantastic, Vol. 2
"Makin' It Blend" Wordsworth Lyricist Lounge 2
"Girls, Girls, Girls" (background vocals) 2001 Jay-Z, Slick Rick, Biz Markie The Blueprint
"In the Sun" 2002 Large Professor 1st Class
"Come Close (Remix) [Closer]" Common, Erykah Badu, Pharrell
"Poetry" 2003 The RH Factor Hardgroove
"1, 2, to the Bass" Stanley Clarke 1, 2, to the Bass
"Tomorrow" Mark Ronson Here Comes the Fuzz
"She Wants to Move" (Native Tongues Remix) 2004 N.E.R.D., Common, Mos Def, De La Soul
"The Outsiders" R.E.M. Around the Sun
"We Can Make It Better" 2005 Kanye West Late Registration (UK Version)
"So What the Fuss" (Remix) Stevie Wonder
"Like That" The Black Eyed Peas, Talib Kweli, CeeLo Green, John Legend Monkey Business
"The Frog" 2006 Sérgio Mendes Timeless
"Get You Some" Busta Rhymes The Big Bang
"You Can't Hold a Torch"
"Keep It Moving" Hi-Tek Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip
"Love You Can't Borrow" M-1 Confidential
"Just a Lil Dude" 2007 RZA Afro Samurai (soundtrack)
"Stop, Look, Listen" Statik Selektah, Styles P, Termanology Spell My Name Right: The Album
"Lightworks" J Dilla, Busta Rhymes, Talib Kweli Dillagence
"Too Blessed" Kevin Michael Kevin Michael
"40 MCs" Amanda Diva Life Experience
"Sandcastle Disco" 2008 Solange Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams
"Wanna Go Back" Solange, Marsha Ambrosius
"Paris, Tokyo" (Remix) Lupe Fiasco, Pharrell, Sarah Green
"Evolution of a Man" Al Kapone Cadillac Records: Music from the Motion Picture
"Chocolate Box" 2009 Prince MPLSoUND
"Good to Go" Grand Puba Retroactive
"Hope You're Happy" Blakroc, Billy Danze, Nicole Wray Blakroc
"Shine All Day" Grandmaster Flash, Jumz, Kel Spencer The Bridge (Concept of a Culture)
"Here We Go" 2010 Chiddy Bang Chiddy Bang: The Preview
"Betcha Wouldn´t Hurt Me" Quincy Jones, Mary J. Blige, Alfredo Rodríguez Q Soul Bossa Nostra
"Birds of a Feather" Trugoy Dove, Mike Gee From the Black Pool of Genius
"The Invitation" 2011 Saigon, Fatman Scoop The Greatest Story Never Told
"Beautiful" Math Hoffa A.C.M.D.3
"Poetic Justice" (Remix) 2012 Busta Rhymes Catastrophic
"Circles" 2015 The Game, Eric Bellinger, Sha Sha The Documentary 2
"No Matter What" 2016 Consequence A Good Comeback Story
"Borderline (An Ode to Self Care)" Solange A Seat at the Table
"Cheers" 2018 Anderson Paak Oxnard
"Congo" Roc Marciano Behold a Dark Horse
"Combat" 2019 Danny Brown, Consequence U Know What I'm Sayin?
"Hit Man" Gang Starr One of the Best Yet
"Yah Yah"[19] 2020 Eminem, Royce da 5'9", Black Thought, Denaun Music to Be Murdered By
"Don't Go" Busta Rhymes Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God
"More Life" 2021 Cordae Just Until...
"Borough of Queens (Q.U.)" Large Pro & Neek the Exotic Xtraexotic
"Dear Dilla (Reprise)" 2022 Phife Dawg Forever
"Why We Speak" 2023 Robert Glasper, Esperanza Spalding Black Radio III
"One for Biz" Talib Kweli & Madlib Liberation 2
"Kick Back Relax" 2024 MC Lyte 1 of 1

Music videos

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Year Title Director(s)
1999 "Vivrant Thing" Hype Williams
2000 "Breathe and Stop"
"Let's Ride" Stéphane Sednaoui
2008 "Gettin' Up" Ben Dickinson
"Move" Rik Cordero
"Renaissance Rap"
2009 "Manwomanboogie"
"Life Is Better" Goodtimes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Q-Tip Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  2. ^ "Q-Tip Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  3. ^ "Q-Tip Album & Song Chart History: Rap Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  4. ^ Zywietz, Tobias (February 6, 1997). "Chart Log UK: Q – Qwilo". Zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  5. ^ "American certifications – Q-Tip". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d "British certifications – Q-Tip". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 24, 2023. Type Q-Tip in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  7. ^ "Check Out The Official Artwork To Q-Tip And Busta Rhymes's Collaborative Mixtape - XXL". Xxlmag.com. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  8. ^ a b "Q-Tip Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  9. ^ a b "Q-Tip Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  10. ^ a b c d "Q-Tip > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  11. ^ a b "Discography Q-Tip". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  12. ^ a b "Discografie Q-Tip". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  13. ^ a b "Q-Tip" (select "Singles" tab). The Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  14. ^ Things U Do (track listing). Violator Records. 2000. QTIP005.
  15. ^ What Lies Beneath/Freak Daddy (track listing). Q-Tip/Mos Def. Rawkus. 2002. DS111.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ^ "American certifications – A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  17. ^ "ARIA Title Accreditations Report For Album Titles Reaching a New Accreditation Level between 1-01-1997 and 31-12-1997" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  18. ^ Ill Vibe (Media notes). Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip. Flipmode Entertainment, Elektra Records. 1996. ED 5852.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. ^ "Music To Be Murdered By by Eminem". Apple Music. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

Notes

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  1. ^ "What Lies Beneath" was released as a split single with "Freak Daddy" by Mos Def.